java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
- - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated
  - - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Particle
    - - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Group

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, ContentModelGroup, Referable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ModelGroup
```
public class Group
extends Particle
implements ContentModelGroup, Referable
```
An XML Schema Group

Version:

$Revision: 7996 $ $Date: 2006-04-14 04:14:43 -0600 (Fri, 14 Apr 2006) $

Author:

Keith Visco

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Particle
  UNBOUNDED
- Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
  ANNOTATION, ANYTYPE, APPINFO, ATTRIBUTE, ATTRIBUTE_GROUP, COMPLEX_CONTENT, COMPLEX_TYPE, DOCUMENTATION, ELEMENT, FACET, GROUP, IDENTITY_FIELD, IDENTITY_SELECTOR, KEY, KEYREF, LIST, MODELGROUP, MODELGROUP_REF, REDEFINE, SCHEMA, SIMPLE_CONTENT, SIMPLE_TYPE, UNION, UNIQUE, UNKNOWN, WILDCARD

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Group()
Creates a new Group, with no name.

Group(java.lang.String name)
Creates a new Group with the given name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addElementDecl(ElementDecl elementDecl)`	Adds the given ElementDecl to this ContentModelGroup.
`void`	`addGroup(Group group)`	Adds the given `Group` to this `ContentModelGroup`.
`void`	`addGroup(ModelGroup group)`	Adds the given `ModelGroup` definition to this `ContentModelGroup`.
`void`	`addWildcard(Wildcard wildcard)`	Adds the given `Wildcard` to this `ContentModelGroup`.
`java.util.Enumeration<Annotated>`	`enumerate()`	Returns an enumeration of all the `Particle`s contained within this `ContentModelGroup`.
`ContentModelGroup`	`getContentModelGroup()`	Returns the `ContentModelGroup` for this group.
`ElementDecl`	`getElementDecl(java.lang.String name)`	Returns the element declaration with the given name, or null if no element declaration with that name exists in this `ContentModelGroup`.
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Returns the ID for this `Group`.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this `Group`, or null if no name was defined.
`Order`	`getOrder()`	Returns the compositor for this `Group`.
`Structure`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent of this Group, this value may be null if no parent has been set.
`Particle`	`getParticle(int index)`	Returns the `Particle` at the specified index.
`int`	`getParticleCount()`	Returns the number of particles contained within this `ContentModelGroup`.
`java.lang.String`	`getReferenceId()`	Returns the Id used to refer to this Object.
`short`	`getStructureType()`	Returns the type of this Schema Structure.
`boolean`	`hasAny()`	A helper method that returns true if this group contains an <any> element.
`boolean`	`isEmptiable()`	Indicates whether this `Particle` is 'emptiable'
`boolean`	`isModelGroupDefinition()`	Deprecated. Since Castor 0.9.2, to handle properly the element the class `ModelGroup` has been created
`boolean`	`removeElementDecl(ElementDecl element)`	Removes the given ElementDecl from this ContentModelGroup.
`boolean`	`removeGroup(Group group)`	Removes the given `Group` from this `ContentModelGroup`.
`boolean`	`removeGroup(ModelGroup group)`	Removes the given `ModelGroup` definition from this `ContentModelGroup`.
`boolean`	`removeWildcard(Wildcard wildcard)`	Removes the given `Wildcard` from this `ContentModelGroup`.
`void`	`setId(java.lang.String id)`	Sets the ID for this `Group`.
`void`	`setIsModelGroupDefinition(boolean isModelGroupDefinition)`	Deprecated. Since Castor 0.9.2, to handle properly the element the class ModelGroup has been created
`void`	`setName(java.lang.String name)`	Sets the name of this `Group`.
`void`	`setOrder(Order order)`	Sets the `Order` for this `Group`.
`protected void`	`setParent(Structure parent)`	Sets the parent for this `Group`.
`void`	`validate()`	Checks the validity of this `Group` defintion.

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Particle
getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs, isMaxOccursSet, isMinOccursSet, setMaxOccurs, setMinOccurs

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated
addAnnotation, getAnnotations, removeAnnotation

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
isValid

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ContentModelGroup
getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs

- Constructor Detail
  - Group
```
public Group()
```
    Creates a new Group, with no name.
  - Group
```
public Group(java.lang.String name)
```
    Creates a new Group with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - of the Group
- Method Detail
  - addWildcard
```
public void addWildcard(Wildcard wildcard)
                 throws SchemaException
```
    Adds the given Wildcard to this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addWildcard in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    wildcard - the Wildcard to add
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaException - when the Wildcard is <anyAttribute> and not <any>
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.addWildcard(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Wildcard)
  - removeWildcard
```
public boolean removeWildcard(Wildcard wildcard)
```
    Removes the given Wildcard from this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeWildcard in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    wildcard - the Wildcard to remove.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given Wildcard has been successfully removed, false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.removeWildcard(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Wildcard)
  - getContentModelGroup
```
public ContentModelGroup getContentModelGroup()
```
    Returns the ContentModelGroup for this group. Only used for a element
    
    Returns:
    
    the ContentModelGroup for this group
  - getId
```
public java.lang.String getId()
```
    Returns the ID for this Group.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ID for this Group, or null if no ID is present
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this Group, or null if no name was defined.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this Group, or null if no name was defined
  - getOrder
```
public Order getOrder()
```
    Returns the compositor for this Group.
    
    Returns:
    
    the compositor for this Group
  - getParent
```
public Structure getParent()
```
    Returns the parent of this Group, this value may be null if no parent has been set.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent Structure of this Group.
  - setIsModelGroupDefinition
```
public void setIsModelGroupDefinition(boolean isModelGroupDefinition)
```
    Deprecated.
    Since Castor 0.9.2, to handle properly the element the class ModelGroup has been created
    
    Sets if the group is a model group definition.
    
    See Also:
    
    ModelGroup
  - isModelGroupDefinition
```
public boolean isModelGroupDefinition()
```
    Deprecated.
    Since Castor 0.9.2, to handle properly the element the class ModelGroup has been created
    
    Tells if the group is a model group definition.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the group is a model group definition ( tag), false otherwise <all/>, , or tags.
    
    See Also:
    
    ModelGroup
  - getReferenceId
```
public java.lang.String getReferenceId()
```
    Returns the Id used to refer to this Object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getReferenceId in interface Referable
    
    Returns:
    
    the Id used to refer to this Object
    
    See Also:
    
    Referable
  - setName
```
public void setName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Sets the name of this Group.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the new name for this Group
  - setId
```
public void setId(java.lang.String id)
```
    Sets the ID for this Group.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the ID for this Group
  - setOrder
```
public void setOrder(Order order)
```
    Sets the Order for this Group.
    
    Parameters:
    
    order - the type of Order that this Group is restricted to
  - addElementDecl
```
public void addElementDecl(ElementDecl elementDecl)
                    throws SchemaException
```
    Adds the given ElementDecl to this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addElementDecl in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    elementDecl - the ElementDecl to add
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaException - when an ElementDecl already exists with the same name as the given ElementDecl
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.addElementDecl(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ElementDecl)
  - removeElementDecl
```
public boolean removeElementDecl(ElementDecl element)
```
    Removes the given ElementDecl from this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeElementDecl in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the ElementDecl to remove.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element has been successfully removed, false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.removeElementDecl(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ElementDecl)
  - addGroup
```
public void addGroup(Group group)
              throws SchemaException
```
    Adds the given Group to this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addGroup in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    group - the Group to add
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaException - when a group with the same name as the specified group already exists in the current scope
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.addGroup(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Group)
  - removeGroup
```
public boolean removeGroup(Group group)
```
    Removes the given Group from this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeGroup in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    group - the Group to remove.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the group has been successfully removed, false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.removeGroup(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Group)
  - addGroup
```
public void addGroup(ModelGroup group)
              throws SchemaException
```
    Adds the given ModelGroup definition to this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addGroup in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    group - the ModelGroup to add
    
    Throws:
    
    SchemaException - when a group with the same name as the specified group already exists in the current scope
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.addGroup(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ModelGroup)
  - removeGroup
```
public boolean removeGroup(ModelGroup group)
```
    Removes the given ModelGroup definition from this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeGroup in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    group - the ModelGroup definition to remove.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the group has been successfully removed, false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.removeGroup(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ModelGroup)
  - enumerate
```
public java.util.Enumeration<Annotated> enumerate()
```
    Returns an enumeration of all the Particles contained within this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    enumerate in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Returns:
    
    an enumeration of all the Particles contained within this ContentModelGroup
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.enumerate()
  - getElementDecl
```
public ElementDecl getElementDecl(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns the element declaration with the given name, or null if no element declaration with that name exists in this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getElementDecl in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ElementDecl with the given name, or null if no ElementDecl exists in this ContentModelGroup.
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.getElementDecl(java.lang.String)
  - getParticle
```
public Particle getParticle(int index)
```
    Returns the Particle at the specified index.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParticle in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of the Particle to return
    
    Returns:
    
    the CMParticle at the specified index
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.getParticle(int)
  - getParticleCount
```
public int getParticleCount()
```
    Returns the number of particles contained within this ContentModelGroup.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParticleCount in interface ContentModelGroup
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of particles
    
    See Also:
    
    ContentModelGroup.getParticleCount()
  - getStructureType
```
public short getStructureType()
```
    Returns the type of this Schema Structure.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStructureType in class Structure
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of this Schema Structure.
    
    See Also:
    
    Structure.getStructureType()
  - hasAny
```
public boolean hasAny()
```
    A helper method that returns true if this group contains an <any> element.
    
    Returns:
    
    method that returns true if this group contains an <any> element.
  - validate
```
public void validate()
              throws ValidationException
```
    Checks the validity of this Group defintion.
    
    Specified by:
    
    validate in class Structure
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - when this Group definition is invalid.
  - setParent
```
protected void setParent(Structure parent)
```
    Sets the parent for this Group.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent Structure for this Group
  - isEmptiable
```
public boolean isEmptiable()
```
    Indicates whether this Particle is 'emptiable'
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEmptiable in class Particle
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Particle is 'emptiable'

Constructor	Description
`Group()`	Creates a new `Group`, with no name.
`Group(java.lang.String name)`	Creates a new `Group` with the given name.

Class Group

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Particle

Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Particle

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.ContentModelGroup

Constructor Detail

Group

Group

Method Detail

addWildcard

removeWildcard

getContentModelGroup

getId

getName

getOrder

getParent

setIsModelGroupDefinition

isModelGroupDefinition

getReferenceId

setName

setId

setOrder

addElementDecl

removeElementDecl

addGroup

removeGroup

addGroup

removeGroup

enumerate

getElementDecl

getParticle

getParticleCount

getStructureType

hasAny

validate

setParent

isEmptiable